Improved window-stop



" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L; EEoKwITII, OE OLMsTEAD, OHIO.

IIVIPROVED WINDOW-STOP.

I Specification forming p-art of Letters Patent No. 99,523, dated February 5*, 1570.

To all whom t may concern,.- e

Be it known that I, W. L. BEOKWITH, of Olmstead, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vindow-Stops5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description Of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in-which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a Vvertical section.

Like letters refer to like parts in the views.

The nature of this invention relates to the .construction Of a window-frame having the stop arranged to slide or play in grooves cut into the sash in such a manner that they shall effectually exclude all rain or dust.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a window-frame construct-ed in the ordinary manner, with a lower and upper sash. Secured in the casing, as shown at B, is the stop. which consists of a thin strip of wood, metal, or other suitable material, which projects out from said casing. This stop, as before stated, plays in a groove out in the sash; a similar stop arranged for the lower sash, as seen at C. Across the upper end of the casing is the stop a, which, as shown in Fig. 2, fits `into a groove in the upper sash; a stop or strip, b, secured in the lower casingor win dow-seat, that ts into a groove in the lower sash. Thus the stop extends up both sides and across both ends of the window. At the center, where the sash meet, is arranged a strip, d, in the following manner: To the top rail ot the lower sash is secured a strip, e, in which is secured the stop d, which iits into a groove in a corresponding strip, e', that is secured to the bottom rail of the upper sash, as shown in Flg. 2. Thus when the window is closed, as

represented, all rain, dust, Svc., is excluded by means of the stop herein described.

I am aware that a window-stop has heretofore been used in which a Inetal strip surrounding the window-sash is employed, which enters a corresponding groove in the windowframe, as seen in the invention of D. R. Gould, J uneY 18, 1867, which invention I hereby disclaim, but

Vhat I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Awindowstop consisting of the side strips, B B C C, in the window-fra1ne, which iit into corresponding grooves in the sash, the sash sliding on said side strips, top and bot-tom strips, a b, beveled projections e e, and strip d,

al1 constructed, arranged, and operated as set forth.

WM. L. BE'OKVITH.

Vitnesses:

GEO. HEsTER, GEO. W. TIBEI'r'rs. 

